#VU22788 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in strapi - CVE-2019-18818
Published: November 15, 2019 / Updated: November 21, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22788
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18818
CWE-ID: CWE-640
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
strapi
strapi
Software vendor:
strapi.io
strapi.io
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to reset an admin's password.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software mishandles password resets within "packages/strapi-admin/controllers/Auth.js" and "packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/controllers/Auth.js". A remote attacker can use the password reset routes to reset an admin's password without providing a valid password reset token.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.